The Heart of Borneo Corridor Project Implementation

Brown Paper Talk Sarawak Development Institute, 4 March 2015 Henry Chan Head of Conservation Sarawak, WWF-Malaysia

Overview of Presentation

Part One: The Concept

Part Two: The Heart of Borneo Corridor

Part Three: Corridor Project Implementation

Sarawak’s natural vegetation is evergreen

rainforest

“Fabulously rich in both plant and animal species” (Whitmore 1995:5)

The Concept

25,000 species of flowering plants

Etlingera coccinea

Alpinia glabra

7,900 species of seed plants

Dipterocarpus sarawakiensis Cotylelobium melanoxylan

199 known mammal species

Neofelis neulosa clouded leopard Nasalis larvatus Proboscis monkey

800 bird species

Prionochilus xanthopygius,

Yellow-Rumped

Flowerpecker

Buceros rhinoceros hornbill

• Timber Production

• Forest Plantation

• Palm Oil Plantation

• Hydropower Development

• Infrastructure and urban development

• Rural Development

Changing Land Uses

1 Million Ha Totally Protected

Area

State’s Policy Goals

State’s Policy Goals

6 Million Ha Permanent Forest Estates

State’s Policy Goals

7 Million Ha Totally Protected Area and Permanent Forest

Estates

Lack of Coordinated Planning between Forest Management and TPAs

• Wildlife connectivity not incorporated in forest management plan:

Wildlife being marooned in TPA

Lack of access to food leading to population decline

Inbreeding affecting genetic variation in turn reduces genetic decline

• TPA could eventually become Green Deserts

Need to restore landscape connectivity to conserve biodiversity and protect ecosystems

With the goal to connect fragmented land uses into a coherent management plan

The plan encompasses continuous belts of natural forest

linking the different land uses through: • riverine and ecosystem connectivity

• wildlife corridors

• ecotourism corridors

• community movement routes

National park authorities, timber concessions and land use

managers incorporating elements of connectivity into their

individual management plans

Beyond national boundary, the collaboration can extend

into transboundary connected landscapes

Linking Protected

Areas across Borneo

Part Two: The Heart of Borneo Corridor

Extending the connectivity between existing transboundary protected areas through sustainable landuses

Contribution of the HoB Countries to the Corridor

Brunei Darussalam

Sabah

Kinabalu

Ecolinc

Crocker Range Meliau Basin

Imbak Canyon

Danum valley

Complex of

Forest

Reserves, e.g.:

Gunung

Lumaku;

Kungkular;

Maligan;

Septiang; Ulu

Padas; Sungai

Tagul; Sg

Temalasak

Complex of Forest Reserves, e.g.:

Sungai Tagul; Sg Temalasak

Sarawak

Gunong

Mulu

Gunong

Buda

Pulong Tau

FMU (JTN)

FMU

(Ravenscourt)

FMU (Layun)

FMU (Kubaan-

Puak)

FMU (Orient

Plus)

East and North Kalimantan

West, Central and East Kalimantan

Kayan

Mentarang

Betung

Kerihun

Danau

Sentarum

Bukit Baka

/ Bukit

Raya

Labi’an-Leboyan

Corridor connecting

Danau Sentarium and

Betung Kerihun National

Park

Muller-Schwanner

Landscape – linking

Betung Kerihun and

Bukit-Baka/Bukit Raya

Arabela-Schwanner

Landscape

Maliau Basin

Danum Valley

Imbak Canyon

Kayan Mentarang

Betung Kerihun

Kinabalu

Sungei Ingei

Crocker Range

Mulu and Buda

Lanjak Entimau

Batang Ai

Danau Sentarum

Bukit Baka / Bukit Raya

Sebangau

Pulong Tau

“Sarawak provides the missing link connecting Brunei to the rest of Borneo”

Datu Sudarsono

The HoB

Corridor

connecting

protected

areas across

Borneo

Legend

Protected areas

corridor

At more than 2000 kilometres long and spanning million of hectares

The HoB Corridor is

Borneo’s gift to humanity

Riverine and ecosystem connectivity

Pristine forest along the Temburong River, Ulu

Temburong National Park, similar landscapes

can be seen in all the national parks

Clear water stream in pristine forests

Sunset along the mighty rivers

Flora along the wildlife corridor

Myrmeconauclea strigosa

Rhizenthis sp

Dipterocarpus

oblongifolius

Ficus sp

Fauna along the wildlife corridor

Ecotourism corridor

Community Movement Corridor

Sustainable Forest Management along the Corridor

Restoration of Degraded Forest along the Corridor

A step-by-step approach and plan encompassing existing land use across the HoB landscape is

needed

Part Three: Corridor Project Implementation

Transboundary collaboration

Multiple forest and land uses

Different legislations and administrative systems

Diverse interest groups

Support is required at different levels and scales

Technical support, research collaboration, investments and funds, etc.

• The Brunei to Sabah and Kalimantan Corridor, as supported

by the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture • Transboundary Orang-utan landscape, as supported by the

German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation,

Building and Nuclear Safety

The Brunei to Sabah and Kalimantan Corridor

Gunung Mulu National Park–UNESCO World Heritage Site Model of Transboundary TPA with Brunei’s Sungai Ingei

Forest Management Units- Certification High Conservation Value Assessment

Pulong Tau – Transboundary TPA with Indonesia’s Kayan-Mentarang

Transboundary Orangutan Landscape

Forest Management areas adopt Orangutan Conservation Plan

Wildlife Corridors connect Orangutan habitats between protected areas and forest management areas

Continuous belts of natural forest linking different land uses through: • riverine and ecosystem connectivity • wildlife corridors • ecotourism corridors and • community movement routes

Outcome

Thank You